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THAT was thing #2!
Oct. 24th, 2008 12:14 pm I thought of it as we backed out the driveway this morning.
So... the spring after the October Surprise Storm (remember the one that knocked out our power for a week?) the city came through and took out the big tall tree that was on the west side of the house (in the easement, therefore their problem). At the time (spring 2006), we got a notice that they would come through to grind the stump... sometime.
Fast forward one year, to spring 2007. The stump is still there, looking shrubby because the tree is trying as hard as it can to come back. We refuse to do anything with it because it's the city's responsibility, and really, it's a good landmark to tell people trying to find the house. The neighbors across the street lost their big pine tree in February and at some point the city comes by and removes that stump. I ask Lolly and she says that she called the city and reminded them about it. Shortly after that, oodles of stump-grinding equipment comes through the neighborhood, little flags are put up marking the various wires and pipes underground, and all the stumps disappear except
So M calls the city. The mayor has set up this special phone number that you're supposed to call about things like this (or potholes - he claims that all potholes will be filled w/in 24 hours of being reported) and that's what he called. And nothing happened for about a month. Then, late last week it must have been, there was fresh paint around some of the flags.
And then, Wednesday, we came home and there was no more stump. NO MORE STUMP! They spread grass seed but there's been no watering of it. We were kind of thinking we might turn it into a perennial bed, or at least part of it. We probably will put in some bulbs there this fall, if we get time.
So... the spring after the October Surprise Storm (remember the one that knocked out our power for a week?) the city came through and took out the big tall tree that was on the west side of the house (in the easement, therefore their problem). At the time (spring 2006), we got a notice that they would come through to grind the stump... sometime.
Fast forward one year, to spring 2007. The stump is still there, looking shrubby because the tree is trying as hard as it can to come back. We refuse to do anything with it because it's the city's responsibility, and really, it's a good landmark to tell people trying to find the house. The neighbors across the street lost their big pine tree in February and at some point the city comes by and removes that stump. I ask Lolly and she says that she called the city and reminded them about it. Shortly after that, oodles of stump-grinding equipment comes through the neighborhood, little flags are put up marking the various wires and pipes underground, and all the stumps disappear except
So M calls the city. The mayor has set up this special phone number that you're supposed to call about things like this (or potholes - he claims that all potholes will be filled w/in 24 hours of being reported) and that's what he called. And nothing happened for about a month. Then, late last week it must have been, there was fresh paint around some of the flags.
And then, Wednesday, we came home and there was no more stump. NO MORE STUMP! They spread grass seed but there's been no watering of it. We were kind of thinking we might turn it into a perennial bed, or at least part of it. We probably will put in some bulbs there this fall, if we get time.
